Serenity Prayer
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time enjoying one moment at a time. Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace. Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is; not as I would have it. Trusting that You will make all things right if I surrender to Your
will. So that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with You forever in the next. Amen.”
– Reinhold Neibuhr
Our Vision for Celebrate Recovery
at Hosanna Family Worship Center is to see lives fully restored to God, themselves and others. Our hearts are filled with a desire to make our church a safe place for anyone struggling with hurts, habits, hang-ups and/or addictions. We pray that you will come to understand the healing power of Jesus Christ. He is your light at the end of the tunnel, your pathway to recovery. Hosanna seeks to provide a safe haven where recovering people can develop healthy relationships with others who are walking this road to recovery. Through fellowship, accountability and sponsorship from others, you will find that a new day is dawning. We want to join hands and offer support to other churches in the area that offer Celebrate Recovery or seek to start this ministry. In doing so, we believe our community can soon have meetings available each and every night. Newcomers: Welcome to an Amazing Spiritual Adventure! The purpose of the Celebrate Recovery program is to provide fellowship while celebrating God’s healing power in our lives. We achieve these goals through the eight recovery principles found in the Beatitudes and with Celebrate Recovery’s Christ-centered 12 steps. This experience allows us to change our lives. In addition, we become willing to accept God’s grace in solving our life problems. By working the Christ-centered steps and applying their biblical principles, we begin to grow spiritually. We become free from our addictive, compulsive and dysfunctional behaviors. This freedom creates peace, serenity, joy and most importantly, a stronger personal relationship with God and others. As we progress through the principles and the steps we discover our personal, loving and forgiving Higher Power – Jesus Christ. Celebrate Recovery’s Small Groups CAN provide you:
A safe place to share your experiences, strengths and hopes with others who are going through a Christ-centered recovery. A leader who has gone through a similar hurt, hang-up or habit. This leader will facilitate the group as it focuses on a particular principle each week. He or she will also keep Celebrate Recovery’s “five rules.”
The opportunity to find an accountability partner or sponsor. Encouragement to attend other recovery meetings held throughout the week. Celebrate Recovery’s Small Groups CANNOT:
Attempt to offer any professional clinical advice. Our leaders are not counselors, but we will provide you with a list of approved counseling referrals if you should need further assistance. Allow its members to attempt to “fix” one another. The Road to Recovery
Recovery principles, based on the Beatitudes:
Realize I’m not God. I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing, and my life is unmanageable. “Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor.” (Matthew 5:3)
Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me recover.“Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4)
Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control. “Happy are the meek.” (Matthew 5:5)
Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God and to someone else I trust. “Happy are the pure in heart.” (Matthew 5:8)
Voluntarily submit to every change God wants to make in my life, and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects. “Happy are those who’s greatest desire is to do what God requires.” (Matthew 5:6)
Evaluate my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me, and make amends to those I have harmed unless doing so will harm them or others. “Happy are the merciful.” (Matthew 5:7)
Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, bible study and prayer. This is in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will. “Happy are the peacemakers.” (Matthew 5:9)
Yield myself to God so that He will use me to bring this good news to others by my example and through my words. “Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires.” (Matthew 5:10)
Things we are:
A safe place to share and learn. A place of refuge and belonging. A place to care for others and have them care for you. A setting in which each member is shown respect. An open forum where confidentiality is highly regarded. A place to grow and become strong again. A non-judgmental group that will allow you to take off your mask. A place for healthy challenges and risks. A possible TURNING POINT in your life! Things we are not:
A place for selfish control or secrets. A place for dating relationships. A place to rescue or be rescued by others. A place for perfection or a quick fix. A place to judge others or receive therapy.
